Speak The Truth From Their Heart
O LORD, who may abide in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy hill?
Those who walk blamelessly, and do
what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; who do not slander with
their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against
their neighbors; in whose eyes the wicked are despised, but who honor those who
fear the LORD; who stand by their oath even to their hurt; who do not lend
money at interest, and do not take a bribe against the innocent.
Those who do these things shall never
be moved.
What kind of person dwells close to
God? The answer comes in the characteristics of people, such as: walking
uprightly, being righteous, doing the right thing, and speaking the truth from the
heart. That does not mean people will want to hear your message. In fact, they
don’t want to hear it.
This psalm is not about any holiness
on our own that we think will qualify us to gain entrance to His presence. It
is rather about the beauty of holiness that God forms in us as we dwell in
fellowship with Him.
The closer we
get to God, the more like Him we will become.
Walk so close
to God that nothing can come between.
Our Daily
Bread – February 2, 2006